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What is the oldest Publix in Florida? ›

On Sept. 6, 1930, George Jenkins opened the first Publix location, known then as Publix Food Store, in Winter Haven, Florida. Today, that brick-and-mortar building is still standing, occupied by a restaurant called Tempo 1930. By 1935, Jenkins opened his second location on the opposite side of Winter Haven.

The city with the most Publix stores is in South Florida, with Miami having nearly 40 locations within its city.

We were founded in 1930 in Winter Haven, Florida, by George W. Jenkins. We are the largest employee-owned company in the United States. We are one of the 10 largest-volume supermarket chains in the country.

Publix operates throughout the Southeastern United States, with locations in Florida (867), Georgia (212), Alabama (90), South Carolina (69), Tennessee (58), North Carolina (54), Virginia (20), and Kentucky (1).

Publix is the largest employee-owned company in the U.S.; employees and former employees own an estimated 80% and Jenkins family members own the rest. George Jenkins (d. 1996) founded the company in 1930 after he left now-rival Piggly Wiggly; it now employs 250,000 people at its stores. Publix is chaired by William E.

Publix is well known for their super fresh produce, high-value store-brand products, and their big BOGO (buy-one, get-one) deals. The employee-owned grocery chain's tagline is “Where Shopping is a Pleasure” because it is quite literally enjoyable to step into any of their brightly lit and well-organized stores.

That's because the Florida supermarket's roots stretch back to a movie theater company called Publix Theatres Corporation. Grocer George Jenkins liked the name of the once-popular chain so much, he took it. And so Publix the grocery store was born.

As the largest employee-owned company in the U.S., an estimated 80% of Publix is owned by its workers. The rest of the ownership is in the hands of the Jenkins family, which had an estimated net worth of $8.8 billion as of December 2020, according to Forbes.

Who is Publix's main competitor? ›

Publix's top competitors include Walmart, Carrefour, and CJ Express. Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is a multinational retail corporation. It operates as a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores.

The multi-generational Jenkins family owns about 20% of Publix, but employees are the controlling shareholders, with an 80% stake. All staffers who have put in 1,000 work hours and a year of employment receive an additional 8.5% of their total pay in the form of Publix stock.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Associates become eligible to purchase Publix stock after one full year of continuous employment. With these three plans, it's not uncommon to hear about people who've retired from Publix as millionaires.

1. Publix stock is owned by current and former employees, including retirees, and is not publicly traded.

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